Searching For Christianity • Arena Books and has written a number of books on business management and accountancy As a Methodist with an interest in religious studies he enrolled in the Department of Social and Pastoral Theology as a student in the Faculty of Theology at Manchester University where he obtained his Doctorate After war time service in the Royal Air Force serving in Britain Egypt and the Sudan he started his career as an accountant in business In 1962 after gaining 7 years part time lecturing experience he decided to make that occupation is full time career until retirement in 1983 At the time of his retirement he was a principal lecturer in accountancy in the Department of Accounting and Finance in the Faculty Management and Business at Manchester Polytechnic About The Book Taking a multi purpose and inter denominational approach this is a book addressed to all Christians who in this sceptical age may be experiencing a religious crisis or doubts as to their commitment to Christ s teaching and Revelation Whilst this book is written from the basis of conviction it insists on demonstrating factual evidence Nothing is presented which is contrary to the reason of the ordinary man or woman in arguing

Deism and Social Ethics • Arena Books the Middle East in the 1980s and My Conflict with a Soviet Spy the story of the Ron Evans spy case Eddie Miller based on his adventures in Scandinavia in the 1960s In 1987 he founded the Campaign For Industry to which he was elected Chairman and for which he wrote many pamphlets on the problems of contemporary business His broad experience frequent travels overseas and years of residence in Continental Europe have given him a unique perspective of socio economic issues About The Book Religion in many parts of the world in both politics and personal life for good or ill is now exerting a greater influence than at any time in living memory There is now not merely a cultural religious confrontation between a worldwide Islam and what it sees as an affluent agnostic West but the worrying rise of Christian fundamentalism in the most powerful nation on earth And the latter has its distinctive political agenda Part of this agenda entails a biased approach to the Israeli Palestinian issue but the most significant aspect of all religiously inspired politics is self righteousness and the explosive mix which this creates These are situations which could never have been anticipated a generation ago when it was assumed that secularism had displaced the beliefs of the past as any longer of political significance The attitude of many thinking people in Europe and elsewhere is to regard religion with askance whilst looking towards the growth of a greater secularism in resolving difficult issues But such an approach is not an option Religion is a natural component of human nature and is unlikely to be eradicated through modernism Nonetheless it is necessary to distinguish between the benign and malign aspects of religion and those of the different churches Through surveying the traditions

No Sacred Oxen • Arena Books intrigue faith and Catholicism The author a teacher of English living and working abroad writes about experiences past and present What he observes around him resonates with some while challenging the preconceptions of others About The Book In this unorthodox autobiographical collection of essays the author invites the reader into a world of travel teaching education entertainment chess childhood adolescence adulthood despair political intrigue faith and Catholicism From beginning to end the reader will find moments of laughter and sadness and on occasion the absurd This is a quest and a voyage into an unknown future we all share and decide upon for better or worse for richer or poorer In the telling of his story the author discovers and reveals a deeper reason why numerous attempts to reach Mount Happiness are thwarted although this is not so much a quest for happiness as a realization that what is worthwhile in life often begins with having faith in the present and the future Such things define us all and even define nations The author writes upon an historical canvas in describing the past not only as it existed in his own life but in that of England from 1500 AD

The Cradle of True Art • Arena Books published in the Keat s Prize Poems series as well as in his local paper The Southend Echo Brought up in Bethnal Green he was evacuated to the idyllic countryside of Marlow during the War years and after National Service in the Rifle Brigade and the King s Royal Rifle Corps he settled with his family in Westcliff on Sea During and immediately after National Service he worked as a telegram boy upholsterer electrician and door to door furniture polish salesman Subsequently he took over his parents general drapery business later pecializing in baby wear This book reflects the wisdom of an octogenarian who is still inspired by the lust for life About The Book There are few thinking people today who would doubt that world humanity has reached a moral crisis point And the crisis is of such a magnitude that the majority either close their minds to its existence out of a feeling of despair or else are unable to detect its meaning for the future This is a book pleading for a fundamental change in human thinking as the evidence of history indicates that any lesser attempt might lead to a catastrophe too horrible to contemplate The great lesson of the author s life is that nothing is as important as the people in your life and it is the quality of those people who influence your life for good or ill This book is one more attempt to shine a light into the darkness so we may find a path to extricate ourselves from the wilderness ahead The difference this time however is that the writer does not claim to approach the eminence of such thinkers as Erich Fromm Bertrand Russell or Noam Chomsky nor does he claim to match the status of Orwell Camus or

The Liberal Delusion • Arena Books married with three grown up boys His book The Liberal Delusion examines liberalism in the light of recent scientific discoveries and argues that liberalism s core belief in human goodness is false unscientific and harming society His conclusion is that society has become too liberal and that we urgently need to reappraise liberalism and separate out the positive such as the commitment to greater social justice from the negative excessive freedom and loss of morality About The Book Is western civilisation based on a mistaken understanding of humanity Fundamental to any society is its comprehension of human nature It shapes attitudes and policies on a whole range of issues interpersonal relations child rearing discipline and punishment economics and welfare For millennia western societies were based on the idea that human nature is flawed This was turned upside down 300 years ago during the Enlightenment by writers such as Rousseau who argued that we are born good and later warped by parents and society a liberal view of human nature which is now being challenged by scientific discoveries in the fields of the mind the brain and genetics including the Human Genome evolutionary psychology and anthropology This fundamental change has had profound effects If we are essentially good then we can safely maximize freedom and abandon morality religion and tradition Many aspects of life have been liberalised sexual behaviour alcohol consumption censorship gambling divorce laws and economic activity Economic liberals thought free markets were rational and good and favoured minimal government interference and light touch regulations This led to the credit crunch and the greatest financial crisis since World War Two Many parents now hesitate to discipline their own children The belief that we are essentially good but corrupted by society has also influenced penal policy Liberals see criminals as victims

Populism Against Progress • Arena Books in the engineering sector He is also the author of two autobiographical books under different pseudonyms Death in Riyadh dark secrets in hidden Arabia Geoff Carter based on his experiences as a businessman in the Middle East in the 1980s and My Conflict with a Soviet Spy the story of the Ron Evans spy case Eddie Miller based on his adventures in Scandinavia in the 1960s In 1987 he founded the Campaign For Industry to which he was elected Chairman and for which he wrote many pamphlets on the problems of contemporary business His broad experience frequent travels overseas and years of residence in Continental Europe have given him a unique perspective of socio economic issues About The Book The increasing complexity of industrial society together with the prospect of economic and environmental threats on a scale never before experienced entails an ever greater demand on the educational and citizenship skills of the ordinary individual An appropriately educated public is needed to ensure effective democracy and also that suitably qualified men and women are elected to power and this is something which transcends the narrow factor of party politics Unfortunately as this book demonstrates in the industrialised world today we live in a society where standards of education and good citizenship are declining relative to the increasing complexity of the financial industrial infrastructure and the prospect of unprecedented threats on the horizon The author attributes this decline to what he identifies as populism defined as the short termism of the easy option which compounds rather than resolves the issues of life These are traced to two main sources firstly the faulty values promoted by or arising from political decision making and secondly from the malign influence of marketing forces on public attitudes in dumbing down standards in so many spheres

Freedom From America • Arena Books dark secrets in hidden Arabia Geoff Carter based on his experiences as a businessman in the Middle East in the 1980s and My Conflict with a Soviet Spy the story of the Ron Evans spy case Eddie Miller based on his adventures in Scandinavia in the 1960s In 1987 he founded the Campaign For Industry to which he was elected Chairman and for which he wrote many pamphlets on the problems of contemporary business His broad experience frequent travels overseas and years of residence in Continental Europe have given him a unique perspective of socio economic issues About The Book Anti Americanism has now become an imperative for the sanity and stability of the world Over the past 30 years almost every foreign adventure of the US has led to failure in compounding existing problems and after the withdrawal of her forces conditions have been left worse than when she intervened Added to that is the resistance of her government to recognise the reality of global warming and most recently blundering policies have instigated a series of unexpected terrorist outrages on innocent victims which have made the world a more dangerous place There are many justifications for anti Americanism but there is one which rises above all others viz a financial industrial system which clashes with the long traditions of the social democracies in Europe and the Far East Two incompatible capitalist systems have emerged amongst the advanced industrial economies in the post War period the Rentier capitalism of the US and the Productive capitalism of Europe and the Far East Each is guided by its own ideology the neo liberalism of America versus the social democracy a broad term transcending party politics of Europe and the Far East Tiger economies With America emerging as the clear victor of the

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Women at the Helm • Arena Books uses his extensive knowledge in analysing the nature of women and how they are to be differentiated from men in society throughout history His scientific conclusions which are backed up by a close study of the interaction of men and women in society lead him to make a passionate plea for the greater representation of women in all spheres of public life in ensuring greater peace and stability for the future of our now fragile world About The Book This book is a road map for human survival from a scientific perspective A sense of responsibility for future generations is essential and our aim should be to avoid unnecessary war human suffering and further harm to the environment Male aggression and arrogance have been allowed to hold women in subjection for too long and this has led to untold disasters in history The first culprit is to be found in the Y gene for masculinity and male hormones responsible for the more regrettable gender characteristics Over a long period selection pressure seems to have favoured a deranged form of evolution which has been responsible for male brutality and encourages confrontational situations to mutate into armed conflict with tragic consequences for us all In contrast crucial genetic hormonal and brain differences with the added factors of pregnancy lactation and child rearing have made women not superior to men but quite different Hence the civilizing influence of women may be our only hope in the future In 2 3 decades with more women in top jobs in politics and business we may be able to divert successfully resources from war to peace and global security The beating of swords into ploughshares has always been the ideal of humanity but now at last science and the transformation of social values may achieve what